Interesting Facts about TONY THE TIGER

Tony the Tiger is a member in the casting group for the Kellogg Company series of cereals. They used different radio and television celebrities known to the public in their advertisements for breakfast food. It is an American distributor of nutritious and delicious products available at markets.

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This character first appeared in 1951.

Tony’s main role was as an animated character in television commercials for Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes.

This tiger was also the mascot for Kellogg’s Frosties cereals overseas, of the same sugary corn flakes.

He has also become the representative for Tony’s Cinnamon Krunchers and Tiger Power.

The original voice actor Thurl Ravenscroft died in 2005. He was replaced by Lee Marshall who portrayed the voice until his death in 2014. Commercials for Frosties in Britain are revoiced locally by Tom Clarke-Hill. The United Kingdom used the song “Eye of the Tiger” in conjunction with the advertisements. Canadian commercials are voiced by Tony Daniels. The voice actor Lee Marshall advertising since 2006 died in 2014.